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Server uptime and hardware failure guide
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Editor's note
Server uptime and reliability are crucial to running a great data center. IT organizations spend time and money implementing high availability (HA) virtualization and adequate server operations and security. Invest in fault tolerance and designed-to-fail architectures so that IT workloads continue operating even when the worst happens.
This guide explores how the different ways IT organizations build uptime into their servers and data centers, from facility to hardware to HA virtualization and designed-to-fail systems.
1Keep hardware failure to a minimum
Sooner or later, server hardware will fail, so don't get caught unprepared. From battery management to the right continuity plan, these tips will help you plan for the worst.
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If you can't avoid hardware failure, plan for it
It's impossible to prevent every hardware failure, but today's disaster planning revolves around doing your best to avoid downtime. Read Now
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Data center failure is sometimes the best option
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Learn from data center outages
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An affordable IT service continuity plan
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Virtualize critical infrastructure services without failure
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2Keeping up with the virtualizations
Resilient virtual machines increase uptime for IT workloads and ease concerns about individual server uptime. Be sure your virtualization scheme is up to snuff with these insights on high availability and fault tolerance.
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Should I test server high availability?
Two experts differ on the frequency with which IT organizations should test high-availability server clusters, since they can introduce downtime. Read Now
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DR still necessary with high availability
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How to choose the right replication technology
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Workloads to keep on physical hardware
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